Landscape Maintenance in South Bend, IN, and Surrounding Areas

Commercial Properties

Properly maintaining the landscape that surrounds your commercial facility makes a powerful statement about your organization or business. At Fuerbringer Landscaping & Design, Inc., we offer reliable, cost-effective maintenance services for commercial properties year-round. Our worry-free, full-service programs are customized to meet your specific needs and time schedules. From spring fertilizing and summer trimming through fall cleanup and prompt winter snow removal and ice control, our team has the expertise, equipment, and manpower necessary to handle even the most extensive contracts. We will save you time while protecting the value of your landscaping investment.


We take pride in our reliability and promptness for every job, no matter the location, time, or weather. 



We specialize in maintenance of neighborhood subdivisions, corporate campuses, office parks, retail spaces, industrial parks, villa associations, and healthcare facilities.

Residential Properties

We can provide custom landscape and lawn care services so that you can spend time relaxing in your outdoor living area instead of working in it. Our custom maintenance services will ensure your home’s exterior is always well-manicured, immaculate, and ready for your family to enjoy. We offer a customized twelve-month contract that can accommodate your budget.

Our maintenance services for residential and commercial properties are the following:

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Turf maintenance

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Tree and shrub pruning

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Turf and plant fertilization

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Insect/disease control

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Weed control

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Spring and fall clean up

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Aeration

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Prompt snow removal

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Spreading new mulch

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Choosing Which Type of Lawn is Best

Here are a few ways to create a lush, green lawn. Seeding provides a variety of options for different environments at an inexpensive cost, and sod provides an instant lawn.

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4-Step Hydroseed Process:

  • Ground preparation: We final grade and rake the lawn area.
  • Drill seeding/Broadcast seeding: Using a mechanical seeder, we broadcast the seed onto the soil.
  • Hydroseed application: We spray over the broadcast seeding with a green blanket mixture containing fertilizer, straw & wood-fiber mulch. The mulch serves to protect the seed from erosion while retaining moisture & speeding up the germination process. The mulch gives a green finish & helps control dust & dirt.
  • Treatment: We will provide a fertilization program upon your request.
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Seed types – Elite Kentucky Blue, Perennial Rye, & Fescue

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Advantages

  • Cost effective: < 1/3 price of sod
  • Adaptability: seed mixture can change to meet needs
  • Effectiveness: Mulch protects the seed while speeding up germination
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Sod Installation Process:

  • Install irrigation system – optional
  • Remove debris – all stones & roots
  • Add topsoil – we add a 2” layer of topsoil & compost
  • Grading – we fine grade the soil to make a smooth base for your lawn
  • Install sod – we unroll the sod & fit pieces together tightly
  • Fertilize & water
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Advantages

  • Instant appeal
  • Initial maintenance to get the lawn established is easier
  • It has a tight root system that keeps weeds at a minimum

Fertilization & Weed Control Programs

A well-balanced lawn fertilization and weed control program is the key to achieving a thriving lawn. Most soils don’t have the proper nutrients to support a thick and healthy lawn. Annual lawn treatments promote a greener lawn in several ways.


The 4-step program is our standard fertilization and weed control program. It combines fertilization with crabgrass pre-emergent and broadleaf weed control treatments. Spring applications are necessary to establish healthy, weed-free growth. Fertilization treatments in the fall help your lawn recover from the stress of summer. It improves color, root structure and density, and helps it survive the winter so that it comes back stronger and fuller in the spring.

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Early Spring

Pre-emergent/crabgrass/fertilizer/Broadleaf weed control. This application prevents crabgrass seeds from germinating and invading your lawn in the summer

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Early Summer

Fertilizer/Broadleaf weed control—This is a controlled-release that feeds your lawn with weed control

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Late Summer

Fertilizer/Broadleaf weed control—This application provides nutrients to help your lawn recover from the stress of summer

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Early Fall

Fertilizer/Broadleaf weed control—This application encourages winter root growth and helps promote early spring growth

* An optional 5th step can be provided. In June, we can apply an insecticide for grub control and lawn pests.